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Alienware M15 R6 Firmware CVE-2022-26859

HIGH
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition (CWE-367)
2022-09-06 security_alert@emc.com
Authentication Bypass Dell Alienware M15 R6 Firmware Chengming 3980 Firmware Chengming 3988 Firmware Chengming 3990 Firmware Chengming 3991 Firmware G15 5510 Firmware G15 5511 Firmware G3 15 3590 Firmware G3 3500 Firmware G3 3579 Firmware G5 15 5587 Firmware G5 15 5590 Firmware G5 5000 Firmware G5 5090 Firmware G5 5500 Firmware G7 7500 Firmware G7 7588 Firmware G7 17 7700 Firmware G7 17 7790 Firmware Latitude 3480 Firmware Latitude 3580 Firmware Edge Gateway 3000 Firmware Edge Gateway 5000 Firmware Embedded Box Pc 3000 Firmware Embedded Box Pc 5000 Firmware Inspiron 13 5378 Firmware Inspiron 13 5379 Firmware Inspiron 13 7378 Firmware Inspiron 14 3467 Firmware Inspiron 14 3476 Firmware Inspiron 15 3567 Firmware Inspiron 15 5566 Firmware Inspiron 15 5578 Firmware Inspiron 15 5579 Firmware Inspiron 15 5582 Firmware Inspiron 15 7572 Firmware Inspiron 17 7773 Firmware Inspiron 15 Gaming 7577 Firmware Inspiron 3470 Firmware Inspiron 3471 Firmware Inspiron 3480 Firmware Inspiron 3481 Firmware 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CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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7.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Sep 06, 2022 - 21:15 nvd
HIGH 7.0

DescriptionNVD

Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI in order to bypass security checks during SMM.

AnalysisAI

Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-367. Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI in order to bypass security checks during SMM. Affected products include: Dell Alienware M15 R6 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3980 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3988 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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